The original family home has sat vacant for several years. Looking for a tenant who will repair and fix up this two bed one bath house for up to 10 years free rent. This is for real
I was talking to my wife about your project and she says "Why anyone would that?", my response was simple "You get yourself busy during retirement making the place you live in better and help someone as a result, not to mention your rental is close to zero"
Yes to all of the above!!! Some don't understand fixing and putting money into something you don't own. It's because you would invest hundreds to save thousands.
Great opportunity there. And it benefits both parties. Just spend a few hundred each month on repairs/improvements. Within six months, you would have a nice place free of rent for 10 years.
@Ex-Pensive_Expat I'm planning late September early October. Travelling to cebu first then off to Dumaguette and off to girlfriends province, Cadiz city
@@Ex-Pensive_Expat Just to let you know when you respond with a Hi Kim, I smile. I think “oh he remembers me”. Silly, but it makes me think we are friends. Although, I don’t even know your name. 😬😬
You’re onto something… a living sitatuion that’s a win-win. Home improvement projects keep you busy, never bored, and a closer connection to the local community. It’s a great idea what you’re suggesting. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Great fixer upper, big net, 10 yrs not rent. One could spent max 4k USD and be way ahead with a pretty decent home...... ⚾️ another one with great ideas, out the park🎉
Concrete roofs in tropical countries, nah. Raised roofs with ceilings are preferred. If one has the funding, a/c, electrical bills, a concrete roof, yes. After living in tropical countries, I've learned a lot about living in different styles of homes.
I have aircon which runs maybe $80 a month 24 / 7 when it's hot. There are large fruit trees in my case that block the sun most of the day. Usually out in the shade it's nice most of the time since the humidity has been running under 60% and averages 76% year round. That is lower than most of the states in America on average. I live between Porac and Baguio Luzon north of Manila when I am not traveling so not sure what humidity is like in other areas . Just my experience.. I'm not trying to change your mind just explaining reality in my case. Florida and the south eastern states have humidity averaging over 81% year round where it also gets much hotter than the Philippines in the summer time. Take care bro!!
I think we all thought you couldn't find anything cheaper than your own place, (which is a bargain at $36/month), and now you found a decent house with potential and FREE rent, just mind-blowing!!😅🤯 I see soooo much potential in your channel and what you're doing, and I really look forward to meeting you soon! Your videos are truly unique and brilliant. Well done once again!
@@Ex-Pensive_Expat Another great video! Would this house be fixed up to her specifications or the foreigner living there for 10 years? Also, would there be a contract saying you could stay there for 10 years rent free, and would that contract stand up in court should there be a problem down the road? Thank you.
@@ripwff7502 Yes the basic structure and part of it needed remodeled (Bathroom etc) and probably about anything was fine. Yes absolutely a lease / contract
@@Ex-Pensive_Expat Your place is the nicest, just the right size, started empty making it easiest to get the work done, and the least amount of rent. Well done!!!
Yeah I get it. Been in construction, maintenance, welding, etc... my whole life. I do a lot of work here in Wyoming for free. All I ask is a smile, thank you, etc...
@@Ex-Pensive_Expat You are the real estate rental guy with the right price. People like me, have seen other properties for rent, ranging from 18,000 upwards. On your videos, you show you can live well & on affordable amount. Great find my friend.
I seem to have luck with that. It seems each scenario is different from the other but each seems to be a win-win for both parties in the deal. For some reason my brain is able to envision a make sense opportunity for all involved. Like ""Filipinos helping Expats help Filipinos"". Kind of like that. Everyone I've posted has a unique story
Keep posting these property videos! I really like your first property that you are fixing up,because it has a ton of privacy and some land to play with!
😎👍🇺🇲 Another huge pile of potential. Be a bad deal for me. I'm a hobbiest welder, fabricator and tinkerer. I'd probably spend most of my time next door building cars.😆 Someone is going to get lucky. As long as she would sign a contract. The new resident would have it made. I'm too far away from retirement. I have a few more years to go. Cheers brother ✌️ Keep up the great work 👍
Your 100% correct I retire with pension I 1.5 years and would love this opportunity my wife already owns a big house there but I don’t want to live with family I want privacy and would jump on this option
What a great opportunity for the right person. However, it is not for me. I do not even know when I will be able to move to the Philippines. My mother is 98 years old, and I don't want to be that far away at this time.
I am making a trip to Baguio to find another as soon as my original is finished. Then I have promised to find one in Dumaguete for a friend of mine. I was most interested doing travel videos. But finding deals like this at the same time adds to the adventure for me. So we will see my friend
Seems like a great opportunity for everyone. I'd ask for a contract and be willing to pay a little bit for it so they can't just turn around and take it back whenever, but I wish I had my income streams ready to jump on something like this. Just not there yet. Thanks for showing what is possible!
Wow your channel growing fast, that's nice, you're good in what you do, keep it up posting! I like your vlogging style we can get loads of info and it help some expat that are interested in moving in the Philippines.
Hello Eve. Nice to see you again. My mission if I have one with this channel is to encourage the courage in those to follow their dream. If only for a visit.
Hi. I'm a new sub catching up. I'm 3 month behind but I'm loving the videos! Thanks for uploading its looking so tranquil and the people around you seem to be lovely people 💗
as a old mason i see potential in the structural potential. i would wrap the whole house in fiberglass mesh with a modern concrete product both interior and exterior. looking closely i see no flaws in the walls. its a keeper.
Exactly, it's both, helping each other. I love watching your videos, and how your doing in the Philippines. I've shared this video to my children, their father is from Palau, maybe they would be interested 😊
It’s a great deal go there with 5k$ and you can make this place amazing and out of that money even maybe buy a car only problem for me is I’m about 10 years away from doing something like this
Wow, Love your channel.. Subbed right away, which is rare for me. Just retired- I'm currently looking for a place in Argao, Cebu. You have definately opened my eyes to a whole new avenue to travel down. Thanks Brah. Hope you can visit some day. Bless
Hello Mike. I do plan to be in that area as soon as I finish my project here. I will be in Dumaguette to help my friend find one. If the timing works and you haven't found one I could maybe try to help you too. Maybe do a video on it
@@Ex-Pensive_Expat Sounds good. I'm arriving on the 3rd of May and will spend 3 days in Manila, than 2 days in Cebu. I'll do the Airbnb for 3 weeks while I'm looking for a house to rent in Argao or the surrounding area. Hopefully in June. We'll keep in touch- Will definitely be watching your Duma vlog. I'm fired up thanks to you.
LOVE your videos! Like you used to, I live in San Diego, CA. Just got my 4th rent increase letter. This time instead of 10% raise it's "only" 7% to now a whopping $3,190/month for a 2 bed/2bath apartment with pool. Yes, it's beautiful with nice amenities and walking distance to malls/stores; 12 min drive to the beach. But "NO" not beautiful enough to pay $38K per year vs whatever it will cost to update and spruce up your FREE property in the Philippines.
Man I just love your videos ,Very informative thanks for taking all the time to share with others!! Waiting on my passport be there soon ! What city is this near thanks
That's why the lease has zero rent. It's because of the amount of money required to basically rebuild the building to western standards. The house has been empty already for over 14 years already. The owner grew up in the house as an only child and plans never to sell.
Hey, I just wanted to say I appreciate your videos. It really has opened my eyes to moving abroad as an option. I think it is absolutely amazing that your friends are so kind and the arrangement is more than fair. I have health issues and I know I would be in less pain in a warm environment, you have given me Hope that it could be an option. Greetings from the uk 🇬🇧 🙏💜
If you can please do yourself a favor and come for a visit so you can see if it works for you. That way you will know for sure. Let me know if I can help you
@@Ex-Pensive_Expat hello and thank you. I’ve been watching your videos and the environment and fresh fruits and vegetables available are excellent. Fruit and vegetables in the uk have been going down in quality for years and I’m at the point where I need to take better care of myself. I have plans coming up however I could probably come out towards the back end of the year. I will keep in touch, kindest regards 🇬🇧
You never disappoint my friend, what a great find! It is well worth doing the improvements to the property, it has great potential. I agree with all of the suggestions you gave in your video. I would do all, to be able to live there comfortably, especially the bathroom! The ceilings, painting throughout, tiling of floors and the bathroom would be my priority. The kitchen would be next on the agenda, like yours a complete refit, new kitchen cabinets, cooker, fridge. I think it could be improved within the first year, to the point it was unrecogniseable, from the outside to the inside. Unsure of what the total cost for the work would be, but for free rent over ten years you can't go wrong, plus once improved it is a win win situation for both parties. It would come down to where it is situated in the Phillipines, for your future travel plans, if nearby to supermarkets and DIY stores, but if that is okay then it is a 'diamond in the rough' and an opportunity well worth taking on! Thanks again my friend, I really enjoy your videos, they are produced and well articulated. You have a real talent at what you are doing there, vlogging and budget renovations! As always I loved your video!
It is well situated Nicola. About 1 Mila from my house. Ninety minutes north of Manila. 25 minutes from Clark International Airport / Angeles City Pampanga
@@Ex-Pensive_Expat That is brilliant, I am sure someone will jump at this deal, it could be such a nice house once spruced up, modernised and fenced in nicely too.
I did the same here in Costa Rica, I'm paying $350/month for a wooden cabin up in the mountains, this is a beautiful area where you can't find any property rental bellow $1000/month; the cabin looked horrible when I arrived, but it had just aesthetical issues, nothing that a handyman with good taste couldn't fix. I'll be leaving the country in a few months, I bet the owner can get near the $1000/month now that the house is fixed. Like you said, it is a win-win situation, you never really own the property even if you buy it, the state does; I like the freedom of moving anywhere without ties that owning a property would mean, and at the same time living in a cheap nice place.
Good information & good vedieo Po . I enjoyed it yes it diffently need ceilings & air conds you didnt discuss that bro plus how noisy are the neighbors especially the off road racer lol .Salamat kuya
Alot of people have alot of fear once they fixed it the owner will take it back. Filipinos are not like. Once you help Filipinos they will treasure it for their rest of their lives and they will be your friend and wont forget that you help them. They rather have someone fix it and have some little income than bein abandon that property forever until it fall apart. Mostly they dont have anymore money to fix that. It benefits both parties. Filipinos are not greedy in general. If you stay in US thru social security you will be homeless
That's a resentment waiting to happen. You never put yourself in those kind of situations where you remodel somebody's house for them. Please be a stand-up guy and follow up with whoever moves in and dials this house in and how long they actually stay there before they got a boot in their back. I've seen that happen way too many times in Southeast Asia.
I know the owner. Not gonna happen. What part of SE Asia. This has a lease and notarized at the tenants attorney.hat's why the lease has zero rent. It's because of the amount of money required to basically rebuild the building to western standards. The house has been empty already for over 14 years already. The owner grew up in the house as an only child and plans never to sell.
Fantastic video sir wow what I could do with that place. Your videos are very encouraging my pension is 2200.00 a month I could really do good things with that house 🏠 I’m the same as you all I have is my social Security pension I’ve been retired for one year I’m definitely coming to the beautiful Philippines 🇵🇭
@@Ty-dt8xv Personally I prefer Clark International Airport / Angeles City. It's about an hour drive north of Manila. It's a very easy in and out airport
@Ty-dt8xv I landed in Manila a few days ago and from my experience it was SUPER EFFICIENT and fast. I was shocked, as I was also expecting a nightmare situation, but apparently they have a new airport, which is where I think I landed. It may have something to do with me coming from Vietnam though, might be different from the US? For the Filipino citizens they had a separate line with facial recognition machines and passport scanners, and those lines moved fast. For us foreigners there were maybe 8-10 passport control agents and I don't think I stood in line more than 7-9 minutes, despite being quite late off the plane. The luggage was right outside passport control (like 50 meters) and it all came within 7-10 minutes of going through passport control. MUCH better experience than in the UK for example, but again maybe it's different for flights within Asia?🤷♂️
Just started watching your videos. Really like them. I’m over in Santos Tomas, La Union. I’m curious how you go about finding people to do the work. Thanks, Mike
Just an idea when you do these videos, maybe you could add in a little bit of what the area has to offer. Beach, mall, nightlife, supermarket, outdoor market, etc.
There was so much to say in this video and ran out of footage. That's why in this one I was talking faster than usually do. It's with a mile from where I am. Pulung Santol Pampanga
I would love to do something like this. I have the cash the time and I do want to move to the fills however would I have any legal right to stay after I'd spent quite a few thousand pounds fixing something like this up to my standards, only I would not like to put in a lot of work time effort getting it right only to be told I need to leave a couple of years in... Cheers
Absolutely. These people are well respected in the community. You would have a notarized legal lease. Personally I would worry more in the states. This is a small town not a corrupt big city. It's the same city where I live
I'm not an expert by any means, but I believe that for longer leases you can also get the lease agreement signed into the deed itself, making it even more secure. Maybe best to always pay at least a small amount though, so there is less chance of disputes if the owner doesn't think you're doing enough from your end? As always though, in the end it comes down to your standing and relations in the local community how things will go. We have a shining example on this channel of "how to do it right" so the community appreciate and welcomes you.
I watch every video my friend, and this is getting close, or is, what I'm looking for. I wanted a shop house, and have spent the last couple years planning and looking online.. Butuan, Dumaguete, Moalboal, but you don't find deals like this without boots on the ground. Just funny with the car guys next door. It reminds me of where I am living now, lol... I do all construction, and work on cars. There, I just hire a couple daily guys to do the grunt work! Still have 10-12 months before I move. I've been there, so I know whats up. But I've never been to the Provence your in. I have a couple of questions about this place, let me know if I can DM you. Thanks for the great content! I get there, I'll buy Lichon!!🐖😉☠🏴☠
In a natural disaster scenario. Are you obligated to the lease and repairs for full term of the lease? (On your lease for example) btw, just recently subscribed and enjoying your take on the Philippines.
I would say in a natural disaster you're off the hook upon request and your responsibility would end. Same as you would still have the right to prepare and stay. Just request that clause in the lease
I sure hope more opportunities like this are available when I visit later this year. I've been trying to decide between Thailand and the Philippines, this could be the deciding factor. Thank you for this video
@@Ex-Pensive_Expat it will be my first visit and I have no interest in Manila or a busy expat community I'd love to be in a rural area not too far away from everything. But I'm kinda open .It's just me and my dog looking to live our best lives outside of the US.
Awesome I wish I could do this: 1. Off a paved road. 2. Nice size property. 3. The owner is handling all bills and she'll insure a good price for those upgrades. I could easily put in $25000 USD for those 🏠 upgrades and still come out way ahead for those 10 years.
RIGHT ON video as usual. DANG!! getting me thinking. Say. Are you close to a beach. If so. Maybe do a video how to get there by bus and back. Just a thought.
@@Ex-Pensive_Expat that was my first thought... and I have been watching you I trust you... just don't want anything to happen to her... hope you understand.
I will be going to other areas once mine is finished here. I feel this province is also similar to others in the Philippines. Probably in another month I will be traveling again more and when I do I will be looking for deals like this while I'm in those area. There is just so much interest
New sub here. White American guy with a filipina wife raised in Poblacion Porac currently living in Las Vegas. I would be happy to tip a beer or two sometime with you on my next trip back. With my in-law family and friends scattered over the majority of the barangays in Porac. You wont be hard to find.
@@Ex-Pensive_Expat Late Nov. Fiesta time in Poblacion. The Feast of Saint Catherine. Now that EVA air setup a hub in Clark. Coming home from West Coast US is so much more convenient than dealing with that 2 to 3 hour travel van ride from NAIA.
I wish I could be there living instead of America. I'm not allowed to move out of America because I'm disabled. I would be living large over there man! I enjoy ur vids brother!
Hmm.. I have heard this before. I know there are a lot of disabled guys here. I know two personally. They are both military though. Maybe someday there will be a way around that for you. You've checked with your Dr?
Okay, it's a bit cheap, however, it's clear that the roof is dotted with holes. While it's still possible to renovate, the roof is an important and essential aspect if one wants to move in right away.
There are no leaks in the house?/ Maybe in the covered patio area so moving in sooner than later would not be a problem. The part of the roof on the left side to the house is new and what looks like holes are receptions
@@Ex-Pensive_Expat English not being my native language, I'm not entirely sure what you mean by 'Receptions,' which I would have translated as a synonym for 'Skylights.' What I see appears to be simply holes, which looks like appearing somehow randomly. See your video @ 1:31 ; 1:58 ; 2:03 ; 2:18 ; 2:21 ; 2:48 ; 3:07 ; 3:22 ; 3:25, etc. The roof of the patio is obviously the worst, but I do not consider it as crucial as you won't sleep under it. Of course, a video can deceive its viewer, and it never replaces the true experience of visiting the house in person, where one can perceive the sensation of humidity or, conversely, of a healthy home, for example. However, on-screen, the placement and brightness of the points of light in the roof nonetheless unmistakably resemble holes.
I will look again my friend you may be right. But I didn't notice any damage from water. I had been empty for a long time. I just assumed it was a "reflection". Sorry I spelt it wrong. I think my eyes were burning when I replied my friend. Sorry
@@Ex-Pensive_Expat Oh, no worries, my friend. I'm not always firing on all cylinders either. And while I have your attention, I want to extend my gratitude for your consistently inspiring videos.
The bamboo fence I have already priced because I am doing it here. Eight foot high at my place a 9' foot long section I think less than $20 including Labor & Materials
No I drafter the lease since I was referring the low lease payments to the renovation costs. But I had a land title expert prepare the final lease and had it witnessed
No. Nothing to do with that. She is an only child so no one else to come back. She saw what happened when I rented a place requiring rehab and the cheap rent trade off. So it's the basic concept of renting it to some one from the west who would be interested in doing the same thing I am
@@Ex-Pensive_Expat I've played Bass for many years and love it. But I have been taking the past year to improve my acoustic guitar playing that is not very good! Lol
The risk is if you do everything upfront and then they kick you out.. a signed lease is no guarantee in the PH and if they want you out, you're gonna have to leave. People have been killed for less, if you think I'm lying, then you haven't lived in the PH long enough to know any better.
The owners are friends of friend. A legally drafted and notarized lease is every bit as legal here as it is in San Diego. Where in the Philippines have you had such bad luck my friend??
It would be helpful in your videos and down the bottom to say the name of the place so we might check it out. even spell it and say what Island. I am already 70 so need to factor in to my equation reasonably access to good health care, if/when? needed.
I've never understood why they don't fill in those gaps between the roof and the walls. But that's what they do is they just put a full ceiling up? I never even thought about that.
@@Ex-Pensive_Expat I'm guessing you mean area, I'll say Panay but planning on traveling around as much as possible before picking a place. I'm leaning towards Visayas maybe Luzon but I am still two years away. I like the arrangement that you did and the property, is good to know that is an option, thanks for taking the time to upload these.
@@Matt-ty6pq If we can find you a cheap little place then you could tae your time traveling and have a home base to go to when you get road weary to recharge your batteries. Fo the the province is perfect for that
I would want a signed contract to guarantee my right to stay in the house for as long as i want, if I renovate this house. That, or the owner would have to pay me a prorated amount if she decides she wants me to vacate the property before 10 years is up. I would also want to see proof that she is the sole property owner. And, after I renovate, i would rent out one room for whatever it costs to pay for my monthly electricity. Btw. How many watts is that house rated for?
The electric here is 220. Yes of coarse as long as you want as long as it's not more than 10 years. Ownership and the prorated not a problem. All rentals here have a lease or don't rent
The dog as I understand it can come but needs it shots and will need to be home quarantined for 6 months. But be sure to double check that one. The 4Runner?? You might look into shipping it in a 20' container if it has a lot of sentimental value.
